VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
Inclusive Education | Collaborative Behavioural Support | Friendship & Benevolence | Rethinking Disability
TALK TO ME: What Educators (and Others) can Learn about De-escalation from Hostage Negotiators
Hostage negotiators must quickly establish trust, build rapport, and foster collaboration in extreme crisis situations. The skills they use to help people to de-escalate can be helpful for those of us trying to support or intervene with someone who is upset or experiencing a crisis.
After spending a year interviewing prominent hostage negotiators from all over North America, Emma summarizes the relational, non-coercive approaches negotiators use and suggests how teachers, support workers, or parents can use these ideas not only to help the person we are supporting to de-escalate, but also to help de-escalate ourselves.
Participants will learn:
• The importance of relationship building, and how it isn’t as time consuming as we may think
• Why self-management is a critical skill
• The importance of face-saving
• Why “Dynamic Inactivity” isn’t the same as doing nothing
Type of Presentation: Keynote or Workshop
Length of Session: 75 minutes to 3 hours
Max. Audience Size: Unlimited
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PRESENTATIONS
IInclusive Education | Collaborative Behavioural Support | Friendship & Benevolence | Rethinking Disability